Scarlett Johansson Photo Shoot

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Is it wrong how much I wish I were the one in this photo instead of Scarlett Johansson??



Five things about this photo:

1. The textures are gorgeous: the velvet, sheepskin, satin and lacquer all draw the eye to different focal points, creating visual tension. Normally the eye is drawn to faces, but there are so many wonderful competing elements, the face isn't necessarily the focal point of the photo. And she is just barely enough not looking at the camera. I love experimenting with photos that make the face secondary, so I am enthralled with how the photog pulled this off.

2. Red velvet skirts are often a bad idea, but it works here. 

3. The hard table, rather than a couch, is an unexpected element that adds a momentary pause of contemplation. Why is she on a table? It's a great way to make you linger that one moment longer, even if you only notice on a subconscious level something is not quite right.

4. ScarJo is thin, but not skinny. And this photo would not work with a model who had the body of a 12 year old boy. Hooray for using a girl with curves!

5. Normally I hate Louis Vuitton bags. I feel the only people who buy them are people who don't have the good sense to know they all look fake, even when they're real, and use magazine pages, not their eye, to choose their accessories. But this one...I have to confess I love. The sheepskin and hardware combo make this bag. Obviously a winter bag and it's August so that's the last thing on my mind, but if I had the money to spend on this, it'd actually tempt me.

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